Abbott and Google announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to redefine how people understand and manage their health. By combining glucose insights from Abbott's Lingo biowearable with Google's expertise in artificial intelligence and consumer technology, the multi-year collaboration makes personalized metabolic insights more actionable, helping people take a more proactive approach to their health.[reference:35]
How the Integration Works
The collaboration is designed to bring metabolic health insights into people's daily routines through a seamless, AI-powered experience. Through the Google Health app, Lingo users will be able to view glucose trends alongside other health and wellness metrics in a unified experience, helping them better understand how daily behaviors influence their overall well-being.[reference:36] Google's Health Coach will use these insights to deliver personalized, contextual recommendations designed to help users build sustainable habits related to nutrition, activity, sleep and recovery.[reference:37]
Three Key Focus Areas
The partnership will focus on three areas: connecting glucose data to a more complete picture of health by integrating ongoing glucose insights from the Lingo continuous glucose monitor into Google Health; delivering AI-powered, personalized health guidance combining glucose insights with Google Health Coach; and establishing new science about metabolic health through one of the largest real-world metabolic health studies to date, integrating continuous glucose, wearable, laboratory, and survey data.[reference:38]
Addressing a Growing Health Crisis
Rates of metabolic health challenges continue to rise globally. Prediabetes, one of the fastest-growing health crises in the U.S., impacts over 115 million American adults with more than 2 in 5 adults affected and approximately 8 in 10 completely unaware they have it. Poor metabolic health can lead to other chronic conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain cancers.[reference:39]
"The biggest challenge in healthcare isn't treating disease—it's helping people stay healthier longer," said Olivier Ropars, divisional vice president of Abbott's Lingo business. "Abbott's leadership in biowearables and Google's expertise in AI and consumer technology create a powerful opportunity to make personalized insights available at unprecedented scale."[reference:40]